The financial services referred to in this guide are offered by:
Finsmart Asset Management Pty Ltd, Registration Number: 2012/116595/07, a Corporate Authorized Financial Services Provider (FSP) registered with the Financial Services Board (RSA).
Finsmart Asset Management is a licensed financial services provider No. 44557
This guide contains important information about:
- the services we offer you;
- how we and our associates are paid;
- any potential conflict of interest we may have; &
- our internal and external dispute resolution procedures and how you can access them
Documents you may receive.
When your adviser provides personal financial advice to you, you may receive one or more of the following documents –
- Record of Advice (RoA);
- Minutes to meetings held;
- Product Disclosure Statement (PDS); &
- Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS)
The RoA will set out the advice that has been tailored to your specific circumstances and provide you with details of all relevant disclosures including details of any remuneration payable.
The RoA is provided where further advice is sought in relation to the advice provided in the needs analysis and where there is no significant change to your circumstances. An updated financial report may be provided to you if required.
A PDS will be provided if a product recommendation is made.
A Financial Schedule (FS) will be issued to you in instances where you pay an on-going fee for a period of more than 12 months. The FS will contain information about the services you were entitled to receive, the services you actually received and the fees you paid during the period.
You may request in writing a copy of any advice document up to five years after the advice has been given.
If you have any questions about this FS or the financial advice, investment and/or risk insurance products or services provided, please contact your adviser.
What information do you keep in my file and can I examine it?
We maintain a record of your personal profile including details of your objectives, financial situation and needs. We also maintain records of any recommendations made to you. If you wish to examine your file please ask us and we will make the necessary arrangements for you to do so.
How can I give you instructions about my financial products?
You can contact us directly with any instructions relating to your financial products. This includes giving us instructions by telephone, fax, mail or email. We can only accept your instructions via email once you have signed an authority form.
How will I pay for the services provided?
Our preferred remuneration for providing a financial product or service to you is a fee for advice.
You may choose to pay the fee directly to Finsmart Asset Management where possible, it may be deducted from the financial product by the financial product issuer. Details of our fees and any payments made to us by the financial product issuer/s will be disclosed in the advice document.
How are your fees calculated?
Following your meeting/s with Christel du Toit, should you become a client of Finsmart Asset Management Financial Services, you will be sent a Letter of Engagement outlining the relevant cost for the financial advice you require. It is our requirement that a signed copy of our Letter of Engagement is held on file before any work is commenced on your behalf.
The cost of the advice will be proportional to the skill and knowledge required for the type of work, the degree of responsibility applicable to the work and the time required to prepare your Statement of Advice, or subsequent advice document.
Alternative remuneration arrangements.
In those instances where a fee for advice is not appropriate, or for clients with existing remuneration arrangements, we may opt to receive a commission from the product issuer instead.
Investment type financial products The initial commission payable for investment type financial products ranges from 0% –3%, whilst on-going commission payments range from 0.50% – 0.80% p.a.
The actual amount payable depends upon the product issuer.
For example, assuming an investment of R100,000 in a managed investment paying an initial commission of 2% and on-going commission of 0.75%, the initial commission payable would be R2000 and the on-going commission payable would be R750 per year.
Insurance financial products The initial commission payable upon the successful implementation of any risk insurance products ranges from 0% – 100%, whilst on-going commission payments paid upon renewal of the policy range from 0% – 60%.
For example, assuming an annual premium of R1000 a risk insurance product with an initial & on-going commission of 80% per annum respectively, would pay an initial commission of R800 upon acceptance of the policy by the insurer and R330 upon your renewal of the policy in 12 months’ time.
Will anyone be paid for referring me to you?
If you have been referred to us by someone and we pay them a fee or commission in relation to that referral, we will tell you in the advice document we provide, who will receive that fee or commission and the amount they will receive.
What should I do if I have a complaint?
- Contact us and tell us about your complaint. Finsmart Asset Management Financial Services is a member of the Financial Ombudsman Service Limited. If your complaint is not satisfactorily resolved within 30 days, please contact their office on 082 852 7610 or put your complaint in writing and send it to –Key Individual Finsmart Asset Management Financial Services 14 Spruce Street Bryanston Ext 3, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- If the complaint cannot be resolved to your satisfaction you have the right to refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service Limited:
National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) | |
The NFO can hear complaints that relates to advise or intermediary services and it has not been resolved with the FSP. | |
Physical address: | Johannesburg: 110 Oxford Rd, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2198 |
Cape Town: Claremont Central Building, 6th Floor, 6 Vineyard Road, Claremont, Western Province, 7700 | |
Telephone: | 0860 800 900 |
Whatsapp: | 066 473 0157 |
Email address: | |
Website: | |
Ombud Council | |
The Ombud Council can therefore only deal with a complaint against an ombud scheme that indicates that this type of contravention has occurred or is likely to occur. | |
Physical address: | Riverwalk Office Park, Block B 41 Matroosberg Road Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria 0102 |
Telephone: | +27 (0)12 051 3400 |
Email address: | |
Website: | |
Client Signature:________________________________
Your sincerely
Christel Du Toit
| FSP License Number: | FSP 44557 and Company Registration :2012/116595/07 | |
| Address (Postal & Physical): | 7A Coventry road, Bryanston 2191 | |
| Contact Person: | Christel du Toit (Key Individual), Jacques Horn (Key Individual) | |
| Fax Number: | 086 404 7401 | |
| Cellular phone number: | 082 852 7610 & 078 519 9435 | |
| E-mail Address: | christel@finsmart.co.za & Jacuqes@finsmart.co.za | |
| Financial Advisor: | Christel du Toit – 23 years’ experience | |
| Cellular phone number | 078 519 9435 | |
| E-mail Address | christel@finsmart.co.za | |
Legal and Contractual Status
- The Financial Service Provider is a duly authorised intermediary of the following product suppliers:
- No conditions or restrictions have been imposed by any of the below product suppliers.
- The financial advisor is an authorised representative of Finsmart Asset Management and has been appointed in terms of a written agreement. FINSMART ASSET MANAGEMENT PTY LTD accepts responsibility for its own actions and for the actions of the financial advisor that may be performed by him or her acting within the course and scope of the written agreement.
| 1) | Discovery Life Limited and Discovery Health Medical Scheme | Tel: 011 539 7284 |
| 2) | Liberty Life | Tel: 0860 456 789 |
| 3) | Investec Asset Management | Tel: 011 286 7000 |
| 4) | Momentum Group Limited | Tel: 012 671 8911 |
| 5) | Allan Gray | Tel: 021 415 2492 or 0860 000654 |
| 6) | Old Mutual | Tel: 021 509 9111 |
| 7) | Sanlam | Tel: 021 916 5000 |
| 8) | PPS | Tel: 011 644 4311 |
- the services we offer you;
- how we and our associates are paid;
- any potential conflict of interest we may have; &
- our internal and external dispute resolution procedures and how you can access them
- Record of Advice (RoA);
- Minutes to meetings held;
- Product Disclosure Statement (PDS); &
- Fee Disclosure Statement (FDS)
- Contact us and tell us about your complaint. Finsmart Asset Management Financial Services is a member of the Financial Ombudsman Service Limited. If your complaint is not satisfactorily resolved within 30 days, please contact their office on 082 852 7610 or put your complaint in writing and send it to –Key Individual Finsmart Asset Management Financial Services 14 Spruce Street Bryanston Ext 3, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- If the complaint cannot be resolved to your satisfaction you have the right to refer the matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service Limited,
- your identity document or driver’s license,
- proof bank details,
- proof of SARS,
- proof of source of funds,
- proof of residence in order to comply with the FAIS Act.